Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Educators:
James Davenport, Teacher
Van Sickle Middle School
Karen Flaherty, Teacher
Lincoln Elementary School
Laura Gay, Teacher
Lincoln Elementary School
Katie Richardson, Teacher
Amherst Regional Middle School
Melanie Hankins, Park Ranger
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Jennifer Zazo-Brown, Education and Youth Coordinator
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
The Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Western Massachusetts Writing Project, and Veterans Education Project joined forces
to launch a summer writing workshop for local youth. Participants
were treated to museum tours, guest speakers, short films, and an
evolution of firearms program with a black powder firing demonstration, all of which served as inspiration for daily writing activities.
Writers also worked in small collaborative groups to discover more
about Shays Rebellion and the failed attack on the Springfield arsenal,
John Browns attempted raid on Harpers Ferry, the introduction of
interchangeability in Civil War production and the journey and lives
of the Armorys diverse workforce.
Today, the Springfield Armory National Historic Site commemorates
the location of the nations first federal armory (17941968), established by George Washington. The site includes historic grounds,
buildings, and the worlds largest historic American military firearms
collection.
Mariel Baez
Martin Luther King Charter School
Edinam Akia Ablordeppay
Veritas Prep Charter School
Timber timber while the skies dimmer
River river while the Connecticut river shimmers
Once I go to war
Timber
Elikem Ablrdeppay
Veritas Prep Charter School
Trees are like timber,
Like the Connecticut River slimmer
As when the light gets dimmer
As when the film started by the filmer
As the light get dimmer like the end of
summer
And here comes the worker
Worker comes to worship the armory
Women are hard workers
And they think that armory
Is a little but important than Family
Melissa Rosario
Veritas Prep Charter School
My dad is a police
but he is always polite,
and he always has a gun handy
when theyre robbers in dandy site!
Bennett Walsh
Bridges Preparatory Charter School
Finally the day where we show that we are sick and tired of these
taxes. Shay and his rebellion showed that the 17th of January 1787,
when they raided the Armory for weapons and power, to show them
we are sick of working our butts off for a little bit of pay. A rebellion
is bad, but in this situation a rebellion is a good thing. Luke Day had
said I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing,
and as necessary in the two political world as storms in the physical.
Harel Broderick
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School
Caroline DeGrave
Mapleshade School
I think this oath means that they will do their jobs by supporting, protecting, and defending the Government of the United
States against enemies. They want to do their jobs even if they
require really hard decisions.
Beverly Vila
Veritas Prep Charter School
Dear Family,
I would like for you all to come see what is in this museum. This
talks about the wars and the weapons they used in the past, and
the things they have in here, and the type of guns they have here.
LOVE Beverly,
sister and daughter
Kylee Simmons
Birchland Park Middle School
I deeply connect with the sword collection provided by the
Springfield Armory. I am a HUGE Greek Mythology fanatic, so
I have a lasting passion for the types of weapons used in the time
of the Greeks. When I look up at the diverse collection of swords
and daggers, I feel as though I am stepping into the Trojan War.
Various battle scenes swirl and dance around me, leaving me
with that mesmerizing feeling that otherwise comes to me only
when reading. I could spend hours pondering over the swords-questions swimming through my head. Who did they belong to?
What battles were they used in? There is a very rare chance that
these questions will ever be answered, but it is purely thrilling to
imagine. For all eternity, the swords will hang bound in the display case, a great story embedded in the metal. But that is a story never to be known to mankind. A secret, beyond your very
wildest dreams.
Aaron Cabey
Van Sickle Middle School
German Machine Gun 42: 1942 the MG-42 was created. MG-42
shoots 7.92 mm rounds. Has a RPM of 1350. And the nickname
for this beast is called Hitlers Saw. It had a tripod for shooting
and a bipod for mobility. Carrying the weapon while shooting it
would be a terrible idea as the recoil would make the 42 hard to
handle. The 42 has a belt feed of 100 rounds. Youd pull back the
handle, open the top, load the belt in the 42, then close the top, repull the handle and shread US troops, the red army,, british, and
canadian troops in half. The grip is made of metal with wood on it
and the stock is made of full wood.
Shea Pearson
St. Michaels Academy
Assistant Team:
Yinsong Gao, NPS Academy Intern
Student Career Intake Program
Sara Godin, Student Conservation Association (SCA) Intern
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Alyck Horton, NPS Centennial Ambassador
Lowell National Historical Park
Kierra Johnson, NPS Academy Intern
Student Career Intake Program
Kalimah Mustafa, Groundwork Somerville, SCIP Assistant
Student Career Intake Program
Mario Richards, Volunteer-in-Parks (VIP)
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Frank Sicignano, NPS Academy Intern
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
T44E4 speaks to me. Sleek long barrel. Semi-Automatic meaning I can fire as fast as my finger can pull the trigger. Its a perfect mid-range weapon. It might as well have awesome written
all over it.
I like this specific type of rifle because personally its the best